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Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin, the Humbled One
At Mass this morning, the chaplain for Saint Benedict Center gave an inspiring sketch of the major events in the life of the Passionist Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin (1838-1862), whose feast day is today, February 27. What caught my attention most was the saint’s inordinate zeal for extreme penances. In this, he had to be disciplined by a prudent and fatherly spiritual director. … More →
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Tagged Humility, Penance, Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin
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The Magnificat, Hymn of the Incarnation
(The following is a talk he gave at the 2007 Saint Benedict Center Conference.) THE MAGNIFICAT (Luke 1:46-55) Author: Mary, a transcendently beautiful Jewish maiden. Age: Fourteen. Home: Nazareth, in the province of Galilee, Palestine.
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Tagged Abraham, Agony, Bona, canticle of Anna, Elizabeth, Fear of the Lord, Guadalupe, Hagios, Handmaid, Humility, Immaculate Heart, Incarnation, John the Baptist, Magna, Magnificat, Magnum Bonum, Makarios, Mary, Puer, Redeemer, Saint Anne, Saint Bede, Saint Louis de Montfort, Salvation, Savior, Supersubstantial, Tapeinos, True Devotion
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